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#EBB3FF closest to Mauve

#EBB3FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 70.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(235, 179, 255)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #EBB3FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.42:1.

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Variations of #EBB3FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EBB3FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EBB3FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EBB3FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6C9FD
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9C3FF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC0FF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6C9FD
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7C2FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBBCCE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ECB7EA
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1C2D7

#EBB3FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#EBB3FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.42:1 Super#EBB3FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EBB3FF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #EBB3FF; }
.background { background-color: #EBB3FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EBB3FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 179 255);
color: hsl(284 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.119 317.0);

#EBB3FF FAQ

What color is #EBB3FF?

#EBB3FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #EBB3FF?

#EBB3FF is rgb(235, 179, 255) in RGB, hsl(284, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBB3FF?

The complementary color of #EBB3FF is #C7FFB3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBB3FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBB3FF: 12.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBB3FF a warm or cool color?

#EBB3FF is a cool color.